Postcode · Sluis, Zeeland

Postcode 4524: Migration background and origin

On 1 January 2026, postcode 4524 in Sluis had 2,390 residents. 55.0% of them (1,315 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than the municipality of Sluis (38.6%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Belgium (39.3%), other Europe (4.6%) and other Asia (4.6%). 83.3% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 2.8 percentage points.

Residents: 2,390 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 55.0% 1,315 people
Born abroad: 83.3% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +2.8 pp in share with a migration background

Migration background, share of residents

Share of residents with a migration background in this postcode and its neighbours.

Where residents come from

Origin of residents on 1 January 2026, as a share of all residents.

Dutch origin and migration background

45% 55%

Dutch origin 45.0% 1,075
Migration background 55.0% 1,315

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 4524. For comparison, the line marks Municipality of Sluis and the circle the Netherlands.

Belgium

39.3% 940 people

Municipality of Sluis 24.9% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.6% 110 people

Municipality of Sluis 4.7% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

4.6% 110 people

Municipality of Sluis 2.5% Netherlands 5.3%
Poland

1.7% 40 people

Municipality of Sluis 1.7% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.5% 35 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.93% Netherlands 1.7%
Germany

0.84% 20 people

Municipality of Sluis 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

0.84% 20 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.88% Netherlands 2.3%
Turkey

0.63% 15 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.37% Netherlands 2.6%
Indonesia

0.63% 15 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.62% Netherlands 1.9%
Morocco

0.21% 5 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.13% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

0.21% 5 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.26% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.21% 5 people

Municipality of Sluis 0.28% Netherlands 1.1%

First and second generation

Residents with a migration background, by whether they were born abroad themselves.

83% 17%

Born abroad (first generation) 83.3% 1,095
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 17.1% 225

Men and women

Men: 1,200
Women: 1,190

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 4524 55.0%

Higher than 94% of all postcodes in the Netherlands

Trend since 1998

Share of residents with a migration background, compared with larger areas.

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Measure % Residents

New CBS classification

55.0%

4524
Municipality of Sluis
Netherlands

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Year	4524	Municipality of Sluis	Netherlands
1998	31.5%	20.4%	16.7%
1999	32.1%	20.4%	17.1%
2000	31.1%	20.7%	17.5%
2001	30.7%	21.9%	18.0%
2002	31.6%	22.1%	18.4%
2003	31.2%	22.2%	18.8%
2004	31.9%	22.0%	19.0%
2005	32.4%	21.8%	19.2%
2006	31.9%	21.4%	19.3%
2007	31.6%	21.6%	19.4%
2008	32.3%	22.0%	19.6%
2009	32.7%	22.2%	19.9%
2010	33.4%	22.4%	20.3%
2011	33.7%	22.7%	20.6%
2012	35.5%	23.4%	20.9%
2013	36.0%	24.0%	21.1%
2014	37.6%	24.6%	21.4%
2015	38.4%	25.2%	21.7%
2016	40.0%	25.8%	22.1%
2017	41.0%	26.6%	22.6%
2018	42.1%	27.2%	23.1%
2019	42.7%	27.7%	23.6%
2020	44.0%	28.1%	24.2%
2021	43.9%	28.6%	24.6%
2022	52.2%	36.3%	26.0%
2023	53.7%	37.3%	27.1%
2024	53.9%	38.0%	27.9%
2025	54.4%	38.2%	28.5%
2026	55.0%	38.6%	29.1%

In 2022 CBS switched to a new origin classification. Up to 2021 the line shows the old “migration background” figures; the overlap years show a small break (about +0.8 points nationally).

Nearby postcodes

				Largest group
4527 Aardenburg	51.1%	2,280	+1.0 pp	Belgium
4529 Eede	69.3%	960	−0.1 pp	Belgium
4525 Retranchement	35.4%	240	+0.9 pp	Belgium

All figures

Number of residents per origin group on 1 January. Figures up to 2021 use the old CBS classification.

Year	Total residents	Dutch origin	Migration background	Europe	Outside Europe	Turkey	Morocco	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	2,395	1,640	755	695	65	0	0	0	15	0	25	5	625	40	15	25	10	720	35
1999	2,335	1,585	750	690	55	0	0	0	20	0	20	5	625	40	10	15	10	715	40
2000	2,395	1,655	745	685	60	0	5	0	15	0	25	5	620	35	10	20	10	705	35
2001	2,375	1,645	730	675	55	0	5	0	15	0	20	5	615	35	5	25	5	685	45
2002	2,370	1,615	750	695	60	0	5	0	15	0	25	5	615	50	10	25	5	705	45
2003	2,375	1,635	740	680	70	0	5	0	20	5	20	5	600	55	10	25	5	690	45
2004	2,370	1,615	755	690	70	0	5	0	20	0	20	10	600	60	10	25	10	705	45
2005	2,395	1,620	775	700	70	5	5	0	15	0	25	10	605	60	10	25	10	725	50
2006	2,365	1,610	755	680	75	5	0	0	15	0	25	5	600	50	15	30	10	705	50
2007	2,390	1,635	755	670	80	5	0	0	20	0	25	10	590	45	15	30	10	700	55
2008	2,335	1,585	755	680	70	0	5	0	20	5	25	10	595	50	10	25	5	700	50
2009	2,325	1,570	760	685	75	0	5	0	15	5	25	15	595	50	10	35	5	705	55
2010	2,305	1,535	770	700	70	0	5	0	15	5	20	15	610	55	10	30	5	715	60
2011	2,285	1,515	770	695	80	0	5	5	15	5	20	20	595	60	10	35	5	710	60
2012	2,325	1,500	825	745	85	0	5	0	15	5	25	15	635	70	10	35	15	760	65
2013	2,375	1,520	855	770	90	0	5	5	10	5	25	25	655	65	10	40	15	790	70
2014	2,380	1,485	895	805	85	5	0	5	10	5	30	35	670	70	15	35	10	825	70
2015	2,395	1,475	920	820	100	5	5	0	10	5	30	35	685	70	20	40	15	835	80
2016	2,390	1,435	955	835	120	5	5	0	10	5	30	40	700	65	20	55	20	850	105
2017	2,390	1,410	980	860	115	5	5	0	10	5	25	40	720	75	20	50	20	880	100
2018	2,375	1,375	1,000	875	120	0	0	5	10	5	20	40	740	75	30	55	15	895	105
2019	2,340	1,340	1,000	870	130	5	0	5	10	10	20	40	740	70	20	65	15	890	110
2020	2,365	1,325	1,040	905	135	5	5	0	10	5	20	40	760	85	15	70	25	920	120
2021	2,345	1,315	1,030	900	130	10	0	0	10	5	20	45	750	85	20	65	20	915	115
2022	2,335	1,110	1,220	1,065	150	10	5	5	10	5	25	45	930	80	20	75	20	905	120
2023	2,395	1,110	1,285	1,105	180	10	5	0	10	5	20	40	940	105	25	105	20	945	150
2024	2,385	1,100	1,285	1,115	170	10	0	5	10	5	20	40	945	115	20	95	25	–	–
2025	2,400	1,090	1,305	1,120	190	15	0	5	15	5	20	45	940	115	20	100	30	–	–
2026	2,390	1,075	1,315	1,110	205	15	5	5	15	5	20	40	940	110	20	110	35	–	–

Definitions and method · CBS 85640NED (2022–2026), 83503NED (1998–2023)